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Parents of children entering kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year are invited to a special parent ‘Welcome Center’ on Monday, April 15 from 8:15-9:15 a.m. or from 1:30-3 p.m. at Pittsburgh Arlington PreK-2 school at 2429 Charcot Street....

The students, teachers and the librarian at three neighborhood schools have worked together to discover which books children would like to read, and now they are asking the people in their communities to help all children have the opportunity to...

At this month’s meeting, the board elected officers for the 2013 fiscal year. Sharene Shealey was elected the board’s new president. Ms. Shealey, a mother of three Pittsburgh Public Schools students, previously held the title of first vice...

The Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society is offering a $2,000 Scholarship from the Endowment for South Asian Students of Indian Descent. Students must be of South Asian Indian heritage, a Pennsylvania resident, and enrolled full time in...

Phillips Elementary has found a unique way to communicate to other members of their school. For the past four years, with the help of her students, first grade teacher Andrea Harhai has run a post office, to show her class how to become community hel...

First in Math is an online game designed to assist students in mastering facts and developing number sense in the privacy of their own virtual world. For every three math problems students solve,...

In preparation for their transitioning to Pittsburgh Brashear High School, Langley underclassmen have been visiting the South Pittsburgh school to get acclimated. In May, the students came together at Brashear for a day of exciting and challenging fu...

Applications for the Georgina Chamberlain Peters Scholarship are now available, the annual award is presented by The Brashear Association at its awards luncheon, Bravo, Brashear!, in late October. The Peters Scholarship is given to an individual who...

Pittsburgh Public Schools, Missouri's Maplewood Richmond Heights School District and New York's Monroe-Woodbury Central School District have been named the grand prize winners in the American School Board Journal's (ASBJ) 18th annual Magna Awards...

The Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation is offering students who are Hispanic/Latino or of Hispanic/Latino descent scholarships for the 2012-2013 scholastic year. To be eligible to apply to the program, the student must: • B...

High school seniors in western Pennsylvania who are interested in winning a college scholarship are encouraged to enter the 6 th Annual "Words to be Heard" Scholarship Contest, sponsored by Edgar Snyder & Associates. Students are asked to create...

Pittsburgh South Hills Middle School will celebrate the diversity within the community when students and staff will host an International Fair, open to the public on Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 5-8 p.m, at 595 Crane Avenue, 15216. All are welcome to take...

The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania is taking applications for its sixth annual $5,000 scholarship awarded to aspiring journalists. The award is designed to encourage outstanding collegiate journalism students in print and broadcasting. The...

There will be a Beltzhoover All Class Reunion on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Ritz Banquet Hall on Brookline Blvd. The 21 and over event will be from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and includes complimentary hors...

The Carrick High School Alumni Association will designate 13 of its best and brightest as Distinguished Alumni at a luncheon at the South Hills Country Club on Sunday, Sept. 4. Previously, two Carrick High graduates, both from the Class of February...

The Carrick High School Class of 1981 is inviting classmates to a Reunion Picnic at the Maryland Grove in South Park on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. Classmates should bring their own food and drinks and their families. All are welcome to stop by and...

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has launched its redesigned career and college planning website, EducationPlanner.org. EducationPlanner has received a complete redesign including new content, improved navigation, and more...

The Carrick High School Alumni Association has added 100 names on engraved bricks and tiles to its three unique memorials at Carrick High along Parkfield Street: the Carrick High Alumni Veterans Wall, the Carrick High Alumni Walk and the Carrick...

The 50th reunion of the St. George High School Graduation Class of 1961 will be celebrated in September 2011. Class members should call the St. John Vianney Parish Office at 412-381-8300 for more details....

The State Grant deadline has been extended from May1 to August 1 for first-time and non-renewal Pennsylvania State Grant applicants planning to attend a community. Applicants must be attending a community college and satisfy all eligibility...

Caitlin M. Kegley, daughter of Nancy McKay of Sidney St, has been named to the Ohio Northern University dean's list for the spring quarter 2010-11. She is a senior majoring in history and social studies. The dean's list includes students who attain...

The Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary Schools awarded re-accreditation to Bishop Leonard-Saint Mary of the Mount Academy. The school has been accredited since 2006. The school earned accreditation by completing an intensive evaluati...

A multi-year reunion for St. Joseph High School in Mount Oliver is being planned for September 23-24. St. Joseph High School alumni who graduated from 1953 to 1963, as well as others, are welcome to attend. For information and reservation forms,...

The Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary Schools awarded re-accreditation to Bishop Leonard-Saint Mary of the Mount Academy. The school has been accredited since 2006. The school earned accreditation by completing an intensive evaluati...

The Carrick High School Class of 1976 will hold its 35 th Class Reunion on October 1 at the Brentwood VFW from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Call Julie Snyder Goodman at 412-983-0045 for details....